QUADERNI DI NOCTUA

La tradizione filosofica dall’antico al moderno. Studi e testi

History of Philosophy from the Ancient to the Modern Age. Studies and Editions

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Autore / Author: Marienza Benedetto

Affiliazione / Author affiliation: Università degli Studi di Bari

Titolo / Title: Abitudini, opinioni e dimostrazioni: il faticoso esercizio della ragione nella Guida dei perplessi di Maimonide

Abstract: The article aims to show how, for Maimonides, the exercise of reason is by no means natural. It involves, in addition to a personal predisposition, a long philosophical training, which leads from logic to metaphysics. Nevertheless, there are truths that cannot be known through the demonstrative method: in such cases, dialectic comes to the rescue, which yet Maimonides always criticizes in the arguments of the theologians.

Keywords: Maimonides; demonstration; dialectics; habits.

English title: Habits, Opinions, and Demonstrations: The Tiring Exercise of Reason in Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed

DOI: 10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua8-3

Collana / Book series: Quaderni di Noctua

Volume: 8

Pagine / Pages: 41-64

Pubblicazione / Publication date: 20/06/2025

Permalink: https://dx.doi.org/10.14640/QuadernidiNoctua8-3

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